Baked Mozzarella Sticks

The Super Bowl is in 10 days…wheretheheckhasJanuarygone? I care about the Super Bowl for only 2 reasons: food and commercials. I never watch a single commercial thanks to DVR and food, well…an excuse to cook just makes cooking all the more fun!

I couldn’t care less about the outcome of the game (though I’m always game – pun intended – for watching sports). My heart stretches far and wide for college football, but the NFL, I don’t really get too involved with.

Game food made healthy, however? Sign. Me. Up.

I’ll be the game time healthy snacks QB, happily! I am the self-proclaimed queen of faux fried foods, after all. Mr. Prevention confirms my mad skill when it comes to making junk food…healthier. A skill I have marriage to thank for.

While I make that sound simple, recipes like this one needed some tweaking. My first attempt at Baked Mozzarella Sticks was nothing shy of a disaster. Cheese oozed from every end of the wonton and I was left with a sheet of melted cheese and wonton. Uncool.

Attempt #2 was a success. I used an entire eggroll wrapper which enabled me to cover the entire mozzarella stick to prevent the cheese from oozing its way out. I also cut the mozzarella sticks in half. Don’t fret – the cheese spreads and there’s plenty of cheese to go around.

These were delicious. While a bit different than the traditional breadcrumb-coated mozzarella stick, these are far healthier at 90 calories and 1.3 grams of fat a piece!

Cut cheese sticks in half length-wise so they are about 2 1/2 inches long.

Lay the eggroll wrapper at a diagonal and put one piece of the cheese at the very corner and begin to roll into a log. At the mid-point of the wrapper, fold in each of the sides and continue rolling. Seal off the eggroll wrapper with a smear of water along the edges and rub to moisten and seal.

Result: Crispy and cheesy…perfect when dunked in your favorite marinara sauce! These can be made ahead of time and popped in to bake whenever needed. There’s no prep work…just rolling them up and sealing them off. These are sure to be a hit at any get-together and a hit with the kids, too! Enjoy!

[/print_this]

Clinic, teach, clinic…massage! I haven’t had a massage in years (probably 3…) and I am redeeming a gift certificate that Mr. Prevention got me for Christmas. 😀 When I get home? Dinner will be ready…because it was assembled in the crock pot last night. Wednesday is sure starting off right!

I agree. I love watching most sports but when it comes to getting my heart involved, that is set on college football. The superbowl is just a grand ol’ time full of food and (hopefully) fun commercials.

Yummy 😀 I’m totally trying these. We’re not sports fans at all – which is fine – we don’t need an excuse to enjoy these 😀 Now that I know eggroll wrappers bake so nicely I’m excited to try them with more things.

Mozzarella sticks are probably one of my favorite fried foods!! Thanks to you, I have found a way to enjoy without all the guilt.
And I agree..food and commercials are my two favorite things about the super bowl!!!

Thanks, Nicole! I did seal them.. Most of them blew out in the center and a few out the sides.. They seemed to come out better when I cut the cheese in 1/2, but a few still oozed out the sides… The guys laughed, wrapped the cheese around the crunchy wrap, dripped in marinara and eat them anyway… I WILL try again..